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FOUNDED 10 -+= FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927.

No. 12,114

TERRORISM IN SHANGHAI.

LOYAL WORKERS SHOT IN

STREET.

MORE LOOTING

Assassination of loyal workers by hired "gun-men" is reported from Shanghai to-day at least two victims being shot dead in the street! Sporadic strikes among cotton mills are also reported. ·

Iepurts to hand appear to confirm the rumoured, split between the extremists and moderates 'th the Kuomintang party, although a telegram gives what purports to be a lengthy declaration by

· Goneral Chang Kai-shek emphasising his loyalty to the party.

A message from Chungking speaks of molis running loose in Luchow where the Chinu Ipland. Mission premises have been looted. Customs residences at Wuhu are also reported to have been looted.

日入初月

FOOCHOW QUIET ATTEMPTED MURDER HANKOW UNIONS.

REBUFF FOR THE STUDENTS.

Educational Conference.

AT KOWLOON.

INDIAN WATCHMAN BADLY INJURED.

large sum of money, and a cheque for $2,200.

TYRANNY OF THE PICKETS.

WOMEN ROUGHLY HANDLED.

Hankow was on the last Satur- day In February treated to a new

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REPORT OF EXECUTIONS DENIED.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Peking, March 10. General Yang Yu-ting, who re-

OUR AIR POLICY.

IMPORTANT REVIEW BY MINISTER,

FEATURES OF ESTIMATES.

London, March 10.7

On a motion to go into Com mittee of Supply on the Air

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HEAVY LIKIN TAXES.

ARMED ROBBERS' HAUL. Foochow at the moment of writ- ing, is very quiet says the Tele

An armed robbery, with an aft graph. correspondent there. Most tempt to murder the victim, pe phase of picket tyranny and given turned to Poking yesterday from CONFLICTING REPORTS OF HANKOW the soldiers have been drafted curred in the servants' quarters of a forebaste of what may be ex-Mukten, has officially informed? Estimates, Sir Samuel Hoare, the Gasworks ...nt Kowloon early

pected if once foreigners are Beuter this morning on behalf of | off to the Cheklang front, and the

Secretary for Air, made his annual SPLIT.

influence of the Navy is consequent-this morning. An Indian watch placed unreservedly at the nerey Marshal Chang Tso-lin that when statement of the policy of the Air

man was attacked during his sleep of Chinese, says the Central Marshal Chang Tsung-chang cap- Ministry.. ly greater.

and before leaving him in an China Post,

He said the House should Anti-foreign agitation seems to

tured the 8.. Pomis Lenina hrabaerve three significant features have died down to a large extent, apparently dying condition, the

A subject of a foreign power re- fully reported the matter to Mar- in the Estimates. Firstly, they REPORTED. the cher activity now being direct- ten men concerned in the affair, siding in the French Concession shal Chang Tso-lin, declaring that had made provision for a sub-

toward the formation of a Union of

stantially stronger air force for workers in foreign houses and made a thorough search of his was suddenly called from his honga A great meeting for the room. eventually escaping with a business about ngon by a. tele- the several Russians arrested on less money than was needed inst phone message which informed beard had been plotting against year.. Secondly, they showed n establishment of the Union is ad

him that his wife and sister-in-e North, and asking what steps large reduction in expenditure vertised. The servants have no

law had been dragged off to Univa

upon the Middle East; - and, desire whatever to take purtvin

Only such a union, but it may be made

thirdly, they embodied in a con headquarters for daring to cook he should take. meagre details .. aro

Marshal Chang Tao-lin replied spicuous manner the considered very difficult for them to stay out available at the moment, but it is his dinner.

This gentleman's known that the victim..who is now of it.

household that those against whom clear policy of replacing old machines Likin is being levied at unheard-lying in a critical condition Ironsists of his wife (Chinese), documentary evidenen could be by new types.

He warned the House that while of rates. Every parcel sent through hospital, is a money-lender, in ad- her sister and one old and partial produced, should be dealt with The post must pay a tax, and even dition to his occupation as that of y invalid lady who is given a drastically, the others to be re close scrutiny of establishments

purely from charitable rased or detained.. goods carried from Nantni to the watchman. This is thought to home.

and the slowing down of expan- City are similarly treated.

supply the clue to the motive of motives. In addition there is a General Yang Yu-ting Bion programme had for the intended murder which police coolie, to do the rough work biphasised in the course of the inter- coming year made possible officers working on the case give the house,

view that Marshal Chang Tso-lin three- per cent reduction in the precedence to the mere fact of

had not ordered any executions.n estimates, heavy commitments armed robbery.

Yesterday, Marshal Chang Tsung-in connection with the defence chang sent a further report to programme were bound to involve Marshal Chang Tso-in saying an increase of expanditure in fu- that all the arrested persons were ture years. While the Air Estim- being detained at Tsinanfu, were ates were down by three per cent. closely guarded but well treated for the coming year, the strength and that no untoward incident hud of the Air Force was, none-the-less being increased by nearly 10 per Marshal Chang Tso-lin wired to cent. happened to them. Marshal Chang Tsung-chang last The mistress of the house inform-night, emphasising the importance ed this picket as to her status and of the affair, and instructing Marshal Chang Tsung-chung to dered him off the premises. After a good deal of abuse he collect all possible evidence con- left with the assurance that he cerning the prisoners.

Marshals Chang Tso-lin and the wife of the watchman still up would return shortly and teach and about, they bound and gagged them whether they would be Chang Tsung-chang are closely her. Then the man armed with allowed to defy union rules. He co-operating in the matter and no the length of gas piping, approach was as good as his word and re-execution can occur without their the recumbent form of the, watch-turned about half an hour later with consent-Reuter.

Te-in- man on the bed, and dealt a num- several other pickets as ber of blows, with, this weapon. forcements., The door was barred The men had made their escape against them, but this proved of before the local Police Station was no avail, it was smashed in and a The Indian was in an struggle ensued to arrest the notified. unconscious condition when women. moved to hospital, His name is

Cut. Ghulla Singh.

A French steamer with arms and ammunition" aboard, has been detained at Wanhafen and acarched by General Yang Sen's troops.

There are large troops movements reported from various centres and Shantung forces are reported to be within thirteen miles of Wuhu.

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In educational circles, the chief point of interest in the Conferenco

for reorganising Education, which has been sitting for the last few weeks. The Foochow Students Union recomly demanded the right to and five representatives to sit and vote in the Conference, and are very angry because this demand has been refused. They also asked that after the Conference had made

Submitted to the Students Union for discussion and dmendment.

Shanghai, Mar. 11. over the Party. I am engaged in There were further assassins-o pursuit gave the Revolution, and tions of loyal workers by hired 1 have no interest of my own."-its inal decisions they should be gun-men yesterday.

A Chinese forenam of A Japanese cotton mill was shot dead on his way to work and a Chinese private detective, employ ed by another Japanese mill, was killed in the street.

Panter,

In the absence of the students, it has been decided to reorganise the Foochow schools, having one Mid- dle School in the City and one in Nantai, instead of both in the City as hereto. The list of teachers in Government schools is being scrut- inised, and many changes are ex- perted

A Hankow Report.

in contradistinction to the above is the news contained in a Naval wireless message from Hankow, dated yesterday. This states: The Woosung. railway alrike The signs here all indicate the continues and there are sporadic confirmation of the split in the

Mission Schools Reopen. strikes among cotton mills. For ranks of the Koumintang Party. instance, 2,000 workers struck the extremists and the moderates;

Largely, no doubt, owing to the the manage-being at loggerheads. The mili-

the yesterday because

conflict of opinion between ment removed from the wallstary party is holding meetings in Students Union and the authorities, posters advocating wurkers' Hankow this week,

there has so far been little trouble A report comes from Changsha in the Mission Schools. Practical- government and up-holding the murder of loyal workers. At to the effect that Marshal Changy all have opened as usual, some another mill, 1,000 workers struck Kai-shek and General Tang Sung-with a smaller enrolment than lust as a protest against the fining of chi are involved in a dispute. employees for negligence.-Renter.

SHANGHAI STRIKERS.

MOBS LOOSE AT LUCHOW.

Inland Mission Premises Looted.)

Chungkiang, Mar. 10.

year. It is once more possible for foreigners to reside in the City, the authorities having given as-

arances of protection.

Pickets Arrive.

The principal statement so far At about 11a.m. on Saturday made is by the Chinese wife of the morning & pleket entered the watchman. This is to the effect kitchen by the back door, and that of the large number of men observing the lady of the house concerned, only two of them were and her sister busy with cooking armed, with a revolver and length of gas-piping respectively, operations demanded to know The piping has since been picked whether they were members of the up and bloodstains on it indiente servants union and if so whether that it was the weapon used to they had paid that months dues. inflict multiple injuries on the

head and arms.of the victim.

The men entered the place at 1.15 this morning, without puing noticed from the street. Finding

In addition to a cheque and $1,500 in bank notes, it is believed that included in the haul were number of promissory notes.

MORE ROBBERIES.

Hands

The mistress of the house man-

aged to escaped from the kitchen

In

WINDY REPORTS.

REGARDING JAPANESE

Safeguarding Research,

Those

who ware sincerely interested in the progress of flying, would welcome the forward

move made in the Estimates for reforming our squadrons with both new machines and engines. All Home Defence regular. squadrons were already equipped with new types and he hoped that at the end of the year, two-thirds of the whole force would be in the same position. The vote pro- xiding for new machines ar engines showed a net increase of £330,000. It could not, therefore, be said that in the effort to reduce expenditure he was sacrificing the vote for new material and scienti- fic and technical research.

WEATHER.

Osaka, Mar. 11. Sir Samuel Hoare pointed out and locked herself in an upataira

that in the Middle East, the Since last night, terrific wind British defence expenditure in room, but her sister was not go fortunate the pickets succeeding has been experienced in Western iraq alone was over £20,000,000 in. forcing her into the street, Japan, attaining a velocity of 28 1921, whereas to-day it had been. cutting her hands badly in the metres. No serious damage has reduced to about one-tenth of that amount. What better example Missionaries are also going up

process, and proceeded to march been reported so far. Canton Unions Meet.

country with passports just obtain-

her to Union headquarters.

Reports from Tango Province could there be of internal pro-

s-Shui-ching, chairman of the

ed from the authorities that is,

Being a lady of determined state that the wind is smashing gress, better order, security and Mobs have been running loose some who have returned from fur-

THREE CASES REPORTED.

character however she made her Shantica.-Reuter.

peace that for the first time for Jongkong-Shameen Strike Comin Luchow, according to a report och.

No British missionaries

The theft of money, clothing an escape en route, and sought re On enquiry at the local Obser- centuries was beginning to "make" mittee. yesterday called

received here, and the China In- have been at any time called in to jewellery from No. 17, Wyndham fuge in the house of a friend who vatory, we were informed that a itself felt in the Middle East, than ference of the Labour Unionists and Mission premises have been Ferchow on account of the sing Street, to the value of $97, and promptly telephoned to the hus velocity of 18 metres per second is the fact that during the last in Canton to discuss the possibi- looted. The situation at Chung-ion. lity of helping the Shanghai king is unchanged.-Naval Wire- "In short, things are very pleas-from the second flour of No. 23, band, notifying him of the trouble not by any means severe, being twelve months there had been no only about 10 miles per hour. Re-, military operation of a serious strikers. He suggested that less.

ant and satisfetory, and if only Wellington Street, to the value of at his home.

On arrival he found his wife inference to the weather map, more kind in any part of the country? mass meeting be held in Canton!

the rest of the country remains $1,103, has been reported to the and a general strike be declared Arms and Ammunition on French tolerabiy quiet, there is every hope

police.

a condition of hysteria, and the over, shows that the wind in West- It is also reported that thieves ald and almost blind lady ern Japan is quite light, although throughout the country to demon-

that Fonchow will not be the scene

entered No. 8, Chee Wo Street and taken off by the pickets: the sister strong in North Japan. of any further troubles.

removed over $200 worth of pro- was recovered from the house of the friend and the question of the. perty.

Armed robbers entered. a Budd-old lady was then taken up with; hist temple at In Kong district the union.

strate sympathy to the Shanghai comrades.

Help from Kuomintang,

Steamer.

Wanhalen, Mar. 10. Arms and ammunition consigned

The ves-

NEW BISHOP.

The Central Political Council to Chungking have been discovered of the Kuomintang decided at'a on board a French steamer, which recent meeting to give every sup- was stopped nad searched by Gen- port to the strikers of Shanghai. eral Yang Sen's troops. A sum of $50,000 has been alloted sel has been detained. by the Council for the aid of these A report has reached Wanhsien strikers. The money will be re- to the effect that the allied Sze- mitted to them through the Gen-chuanese generals, are organising eral Labour Union in Hankow. an attack on General Yang Sen--the Apostolic Prefecture of Kong-

More Military Notes..

Navl Wireless,

Troops Movement.

FATHER WALSH ELEVATED.

Rome, Mar, 10. Iis Holiness the Pope has raised moon to a Viegriate and appointed the Rev. J. E. Walsh, Apostolic Vicar. Reuter.

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on Tuesday. They terrified the According to them, in the first Abbess in charge of the shrine, place his wife had no right in the and eventually escaped with a very poor haul, amounting in value to only $27. The police stations on the mainland have been notified.

DAIRY FARM CO.

ROYAL TOUR.

Air

Empire Co-Operation. Continuing, Sir Samuel Hoare said for the first time in the Air Estimates, the supreme import- unce of Imperial air policy re- ceived its proper emphasie. policy. if it was to be anything, must be imperial and not kitchen. This, work should be DUCHESS STILL INDISPOSED. parochial, mobile and not local We could only achieve this result done by cooks appointed by the

if the various countries of the Union, and this rule would have to

Empire worked together towards be obeyed. The old lady, how-

A Bulletin issued to-day at Nel-

common object, and it was the ever, was in a different category.son, New Zealand, states that the acceptance of this view that added The old lady was in no sense & Duchess of York, who is suffering an altogether exceptional value to servant, she was merely 1

from tonsilitis, is progressing the discussions of the Imperial. old lady, a distant connection satisfactorily, but that, it is not Conference upon air development, of his wife's who had no home, thought desirable that she should During the year, a number of co- and whom they allowed to live travel to Christchurch to-morrow. operative flights would take place. with them, feeding and clothing

London, Mar. 10.

The

A telegram from Shanghai

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Hankow, Mar. 10. [The elevation of Father Walsh states that Marshal Chang Tsung-

DIVIDEND OF $1.26. There has been considerable to a Bishopric was announced local- chung has ordered that military

The new bonds, to the amount of $10,000,000 movement of Nationalist forces y some weeks ago.

The profit of the Dairy Farm, her: such odd jobs as she WOB Her Royal Highness, therefore, across the whole length of Africa which were recently issued by his Across and down river.-Naval Bishop, who belongs to the Mary-

knoll Mission, is well-known locally Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd. capable of doing which were very will remain at Nelson, while the from Capetown to Cairo. and has been the recipient of many for the five months ended Decem-few on account of her eyesight Duke carries out the engagements South African Air Force would Still more troops are crossing to congratulations on la preferment.] ber 31st, 1926, amounted to having failed she did.

$77,265.45, which, together with the north bank of the river.

Union's. Letter. Naval Wireless, -- -

KING ALFONSO ILL.

Army should be circulated in the Shanghai market.

THE HANKOW "SPLIT". Declaration by Chang Kai-shek.

Shanghai, Mar. 10.

Following quickly on the heels of

Wirelcas.

Chinklang, Mar. 10.

Missionaries Moving,

Jchang, Mar. 10.

a report from a Japanese source A few more missionaries who ar cabled yesterday regarding the rived here from the upper riveri fears of the Nationalists at Han-have been evacuated. The situa kow that General Chang Kai-shek tion here is unchanged.---Noval is about to carry out a coup d'etat. Wireless.

MORE LOOTING.

the Nationalist News Agency at Hankow issues what purports to bo

lengthy declaration by General At Customs Residences. Chang Kai-shek, in the course of which he emphasises his loyalty to

Wubu, Mar. 10. the party.

Some of the 'Customs residences While he admits that "owing to have been looted by mobs. the enormous problems resulting Shantung forces have approached from large-scale military operations to within thirteen miles of Wuhu, and extending Nationalists' con- nccording to advices received, and trol" his time during the past year they are advancing steadily along has been taken up almost entirely both banks of the river. by military matters resulting in a To-day has been quiet,, and up loss of contact with his party com- to noon there were no signs of rades, he declares. that "nothing further agitation.-Naval Wireless. will take precedence. In my mind (Continued on page 12.)

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the carry forward of $200,809.25

3278,064.70 for appropriation.

IN BED WITH INFLUENZA.

Madrid, Mar. 10. An official bulletin states that King Alfonso is confined to bed with influenza, with local pleuro- pulmonary aymptoms on the right side.--Reuter.

from the previous, year, leaves This was a matter for deep con-

The Directors will recommend sideration for

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

the beggars on

on the west coast of New Zealand. -British Wirelesa.

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We

take part with our own units from Egypt, while the Crown Colonies in East Africa and Sudan would; take their share by means of a subsidy which they had offered for a link in the chain between So far Kisumu and Khartoum,

Flights to Far East.

as he knew theao' would be the at the forthcoming yearly meet-horacback who apparently now to the union headquarters, ing of shareholders that this control the dentinien of these un- request you to please excuse us sum be allocated an follows: To fortunate people, and the result in connection with the old woman, first long-distance flights carried Pay a dividend of $1.25 per share, of their cogitations were contain but if she disobeys the law we put on a system of Imperial co- absorbing $200,000, and to carry ed in a letter sent to the master will take action against the mis-operation. Perhaps out of those forward $28,004.70,

of the house later in the day,tress, or to use their exact phrase small beginnings would gradually The letter purports to be written ology "the mistress will be follow emerge a regular air route con-

necting Egypt and South Africa, ed up.". in English, but it is of such in- the different quality that for

Thus an old lady, admittedly benefit of our readers we trans-past her useful days, even by the

In addition to these special pose it. It reads as follow: harples that now. prey on labpur, URUGUAYAN AIRMEN. THE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY state that no person can take a be thrown on the streets to beg regular part of the training of Air Dear Sir,We wish to sincerely if their dictates are obeyed, must glits, it was proposed to make long-distance Empire flights, n London, Mar. 10. job without being a member of No one charitably inclined can Force aquadrons. It was also The Board of Trade returns for the union, and that no one can dis-give her a home without the cer- proposed to begin preparation of February are as follows:- obey the union. We therefore tainty of trouble and abuse from landing grounds for a flying routa Imports, 203,851,000, as compar-inform you that the old woman the pickets: perhaps the Commis to Singapore and to send, for the ed with 2118,600,000 for the month will not be allowed, to remain in aioner for Foreign Affairs will first time, to the Far East fight of January.

your employ., also, she will not be have something to any in the of flying boats, one of whose Exports, £52,057,000, as compar- allowed to join the union because mattor and we shall see a little duties It would be to co-operate cd with $55,421,000 for the month she is too old. If you wish to em- of that authority exercised of with the Royal Australian Air

(Continued on page 12.), of January-Reuter.

ploy any person you must apply which we have heard so much.

ARRIVE SAFELY AT CAPE JUBY.

Paris, Mar. 10. The missing. Uruguayan äirmen havo arrived safely at Cape Juby.

-Reuter.

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